EA Sports WRC: More Performance Fixes In Latest Update

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Rally Pass Season 3 has been announced for EA Sports WRC and with it comes a large update featuring plenty of performance and bug fixes. VR still missing.

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A new update will release for EA Sports WRC alongside the next season of the Rally Pass. Among the long list of patch notes features a number of performance fixes. Still tackling the Unreal Engine’s Pre-Shader Compilation intricacies, players will hope this latest update will finally put an end to stuttering in-game.

In addition to the supposed boost in performance, the update includes fixes to many glitches. However, whilst dropping infinite Shakedown attempts, Club events will seemingly still feature damage repair glitches.


Elsewhere, VR support is still set for implementation at a later date. EA Sports confirms that it will communicate more on the feature once release approaches. Here is everything you need to know about the Season 3 Rally Pass and the rest of the update.

Rally Pass Season 3​

As part of Update 1.5.1 to the most recent rally title comes the third season of its Rally Pass. Including new Moments challenges and several new rewards to claim via XP, those that enjoy such challenges are sure to enjoy the new release.

The Season 3 Rally Pass rewards include five new liveries, one of which coming with the EA Play subscription. Whilst the update launches on 8 February, Season 3 begins on 13 February.


EA Sports WRC Update 1.5.1​

As aforementioned, it is clear from the patch notes that the EA Sports WRC team is working hard to fix performance issues in-game. A number of PSO support for compute shader improvements aim to tackle the stuttering from which many players suffer.

Whilst not adding Virtual Reality to the game, Andreas Mikkelsen fans will now get to don the Norwegian’s colours. His Skoda Fabia Rally 2 livery is now available in-game. Speaking of liveries, it is clear that, at least throughout Season 3, the 2024 WRC liveries will not join EA Sports WRC.

With the Central European Rally still relatively new in the game, it features heavily on the patch notes. From graphical adjustments to glitch fixes and performance improvements, the newest location should be more fun to race.

Were you expecting VR support and 2024 liveries to release in this update? Tell us on Twitter at @OverTake_gg or in the comments down below!
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What? That is not my video, and who the hell cares who uses what view... I drive cockpit only if it makes you feel better.

Here are 2 screenshots, 1st with normal performance throughout the stage, then a couple meters past with degraded performance. If I reverse back, performance jumps back again. Applies to the end of every stage I tried.
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now give me one picture where you are fastest driver on any stage. i only play 1month this game when it was released and its enough for me.
 
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few best stage times on ps4 for dr2.0 and ps5 on ea wrc.... how many fastest stage times you have?
yeah 450° user spottted :), and you want hardcore, AHAHAHAHA.
Go home take a group B car, at 900°, like the hardcore purist, and come back
 
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yeah 450° user spottted :), and you want hardcore, AHAHAHAHA.
Go home take a group B car, at 900°, like the hardcore purist, and come back, clown.
Mods, it is time to delete this user from RD. They contribute nothing that has any value whatsoever.
 
now give me one picture where you are fastest driver on any stage. i only play 1month this game when it was released and its enough for me.
Why would I care about being the fastest driver if I am dealing with technical issues?! I don't play to be the fastest, but to have fun. Technical issues take that away.
 
now give me one picture where you are fastest driver on any stage. i only play 1month this game when it was released and its enough for me.
It's not a good tactic for getting your ego massaged if you come across as a pathetic human being and end up enlarging other users's Ignore list.
 
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Just, FYI, tried WRC with absolute lowest settings, and it still keeps doing it, so it's not caused by crowd, ground cover, reflections, or whichever usual taxing settings in WRC. For now I requested a refund via Steam. I will follow the patches and forums, and if it gets fixed I will gladly buy it again, as it was honestly good fun as far as the driving/presentation was concerned. But I know myself, I would focus on this problem at the end of every stage. I hope I'll be back soon.
 

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